sensory surprises

a book reading marathon just transpired…

i just had one of those miracle moments of parenthood. yowza.

it has been just about 9 weeks since the first speech therapy appointment where i saw my kid sit still for an entire book for the first time.  that was huge for all of us, and we’ve made a point of keeping up the momentum since then.  it seems that therapy consumes most of our awake time in one form or another, so moments like these make it all worthwhile.

recently, my dear friend at work suggested that we pick up one or two (or three) of the “dinosaur books” - a favorite of her kids, and books that fit the sing-songy pattern that keep the kidbot’s fidgets at bay.

and besides, who am i to say no to an amazon package in the mail?

as predicted, the kidbot LOVES them.  observe:

(yup.  that’s him reading How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? on his trampoline.)

so the kidbot quickly shifted his interests from the bear series to the dinosaurs series (i bought the box set) at the drop of a hat.  that being said, while he will sit still for a book now and then and will flip through one on his own from time to time, he still doesn’t really qualify as the scholarly type.

that is… up until an hour or so ago.

he just asked me to read three dinosaur books IN A ROW - and then he proceeded to read (recite, really) the brown bear book.  that’s four books, people.

i’m expecting him to write a book before bedtime at this rate.  perhaps i can convince him to take up nanowrimo this year?